Sunday, November 7, 2010

Don't worry I've been crocheting too! I am working on a hooded cowl (my first!) in my down time.

I finished up the grisaille painting:

I'm semi-pleased. Overall I like it. I wasn't going for too much detail since these were studies. I really love the eyes and the overall form and composition of the piece. I think I could afford to flesh out the nose area more but I'm not going to touch it again.

I have started working on another piece that is 11 x 14 (the above one is 8 x 10). Here is the freehand drawing on canvas board. I used an image from hcptcar on flickr (creative commons):

I will use an underpainting with the local color on this one. This is the way I painted with oils most in the past. I'll probably get started on the painting in a few days, perhaps after I finish my cowl :).